Before Maeve was born, doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia performed fetal surgery to remove a huge tumor growing from her tailbone called a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT).

Born with his bladder outside of his body (bladder exstrophy), Bracken faced significant challenges. His family found help and healing at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

After being prenatally diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), Parker, now 9, was treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on her first day of life.

At just one day old, Emily underwent surgery to remove a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), a large tumor that had grown to be a third of her size by the time she was born.

Michael Jr. was one of the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment’s first patients, where he had surgery to repair a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).

Olivia and Stella were diagnosed in utero with twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), a life-threatening condition in which blood circulates unequally between the twins.

During a routine ultrasound, Tara and Travis Markel learned that their baby’s bladder was the size of his head, indicating a serious birth defect. Their research led them to the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

While still in the womb, Natalie's heart was already clogged with calcium. Her parents knew it didn't look good. They sought help from national experts in fetal cardiac conditions at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Emma’s family traveled from Toronto to Philadelphia to seek prenatal treatment for their unborn daughter, who was prenatally diagnosed with spina bifida.

When Anna was 18 weeks pregnant, she discovered one of twins she was carrying had omphalocele, a rare, potentially life-threatening birth defect.